PSV bans fans for 40 years for assaulting goalkeepers

PSV banned fans from going to their home stadium, Philips Stadium, for 40 years. "In addition to the ban, PSV will initiate proceedings to compensate for any damages the club has suffered from him," the club's statement on March 21 read.

Excited fans stormed into the Philips stadium at the end of the Europa League play-off second leg on February 23. The man punched Marko Dmitrovic, the goalkeeper of rival club Sevilla, before being wrestled down and arrested by security.

"I've never seen anything like it," Dmitrovic said after the game. "I'm not going to say what I really wanted to do with him. I'm glad I knew where he came from and could have stopped him, otherwise other unfortunate things could have happened."

Radical fans are serving a three-month prison sentence. The Dutch prosecutor's office also ordered the person to be banned from the area around the Philips stadium for two years. This radical fan caused trouble while being banned from the field due to another disturbance. This person entered the field on February 23 with a ticket from a friend.

UEFA opened disciplinary proceedings against PSV following the incident. The Dutch club could be fined playing without an audience or fined.

PSV beat Sevilla 2-0 in the match on February 23. However, they lost 0-3 in the first leg and lost 2-3 on aggregate. Sevilla then won against Fenerbahce in the final 2-1 in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, the Spanish club will meet Man Utd.

PSV is one of the three most famous clubs in the Netherlands, next to Ajax and Feyenoord. PSV has won the Dutch championship 24 times, won 10 Dutch Cups, one C1/Champions League Cup and one UEFA Cup/Europa League. In 1988, they won a treble of Dutch championship, Dutch Cup and C1 Cup.